Cool your garage with a fresh coat of paint black and dark colored objects absorb all wavelengths of light meaning they heat up faster and reach higher temperatures when in the sun.
Garage door open or closed during summer.
In hot climates and the even warmer summer months it s common to see garage doors left open even if only a foot or so off the ground.
This can be achieved by slightly opening the overhead door about a foot from the floor.
Does opening your garage door a crack on a hot day keep it any cooler.
We suffered through it last summer but have grown tired of having to hold the button each time until the door is all the way down.
During summer increasing airflow in the garage is step one.
We can t use our car openers to do it you have to use either the keypad outside or the button by the door to the house.
The door has no issues going up once closed only when we try to close it.